The Grand Hetmanate of Tlord is a colossal, cultured nation, ruled by Hetman Volodomir with an even hand, and remarkable for its sprawling nuclear power plants, keen interest in outer space, and national health service. The hard-nosed population of 6.51 billion Tlordians are highly moralistic and fiercely conservative, in the sense that they tend to believe most things should be outlawed. People who have good jobs and work quietly at them are lauded; others are viewed with suspicion.

The medium-sized, corrupt government juggles the competing demands of Administration, Education, and Industry. It meets to discuss matters of state in the capital city of Port Chegrosk. The average income tax rate is 90.1%.

The frighteningly efficient Tlordian economy, worth a remarkable 1,856 trillion Tlordian Dollars a year, is driven entirely by a combination of government and state-owned industry, with private enterprise illegal. However, for those in the know, there is an enormous, deeply entrenched, broadly diversified black market in Information Technology, Tourism, Arms Manufacturing, and Beef-Based Agriculture. The private sector mostly consists of enterprising ten-year-olds selling lemonade on the sidewalk, but the government is looking at stamping this out. Average income is an amazing 285,192 Tlordian Dollars, and evenly distributed, with the richest citizens earning only 4.9 times as much as the poorest.

Fur coats have become the latest fashion trend, vaccinations are mandatory, at least 1% of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs budget goes to Hetman Volodomir's wardrobe, and passengers often cause a stink on public transport. Crime is totally unknown. Tlord's national animal is the Bobk, which is also the nation's favorite main course, and its national religion is Russian Orthodox.

Tlord is ranked 159,316^th in the world and 7^th in The Three Isles for Largest Timber Woodchipping Industry, scoring 467.5 on the Tasmanian Pulp Environmental Export Index.